WO2017076130A1

WO2017076130A1 - Bottle conveyor, bottle gripper mechanism, bottle gripper assembly for filling machine

Info

Publication number: WO2017076130A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/098986
Authority: WO
Inventors: 罗邦毅; 章子泉; 汪雷春; 周孝辉
Original assignee: 杭州永创智能设备股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-11-04
Filing date: 2016-09-14
Publication date: 2017-05-11
Also published as: EP3372553A1; RU2685877C1; ES2874534T3; ZA201803210B; AU2016349038A1; US10399782B2; AU2016349038B2; EP3372553B1; EP3372553A4; US20180319598A1

Abstract

A bottle conveyor for a filling machine comprises multiple pairs of bottle-gripping members (1) and a circulating chain conveyor mechanism, and a pair of bottle-gripping members (1) is mounted, via an open-close modular mechanism, to a conveyor chain (100) of the circulating chain conveyor mechanism. The open-close modular mechanism is provided with a rotary support capable of being opened as a V-shape, a synchronization mechanism configured to define the opened V-shape, an elastic mechanism configured to provide a bottle-gripping force to the bottle-gripping member (1) and a self-restoring force for the opened V-shape, and an external force import mechanism. A mechanism configured to open the bottle-gripping members (1) is provided respectively at a bottle entrance location and a bottle exit location of the bottle conveyor, and the mechanism configured to open the bottle-gripping members (1) cooperates with the external force import mechanism to provide an external force. The bottle conveyor can rapidly open or close the bottle-gripping members on the circulating chain conveyor mechanism directly, thus improving the conveyance efficiency and speed, alleviating loading of a motor, and simplifying the structure of a robotic arm and the structure for opening or closing the bottle-gripping members in the filling machine.

Description

Filling machine bottle conveying device, bottle clamping mechanism, bottle clamping assembly

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of packaging machinery, in particular to a bottle conveying device, a bottle clamping mechanism and a bottle clamping assembly of a filling machine.

Background technique

The bottle linear conveying device of the filling and filling process of the filling machine adopts a bottle conveying plate placed on the chain circulation conveying device, and the bottle is suspended and conveyed forward by the clamping plate. In such a conveying device, it is difficult to change the clamping plate at both ends of the conveying device, and the chain circulating conveying device is fully loaded with the clamping plate, the load is heavy, the power requirement of the motor is high, and the bottle is required to be bottled. Configure more complex organizations.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel bottle conveying device for a filling machine, which can improve conveying efficiency, reduce load of the motor, and simplify the structure of the filling machine. To this end, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

The novel bottle conveying device of the filling machine comprises a plurality of pairs of bottle clamping parts, each pair of bottle clamping parts can be opened and combined with a plurality of openable bottle opening ports, and the bottle conveying device further comprises a chain circulation conveying mechanism, wherein:

The pair of bottle clamping parts are mounted on the conveyor chain of the chain circulation conveying mechanism by the opening and closing module mechanism, and the opening and closing action is performed on the chain circulation conveying mechanism;

The opening and closing module mechanism is provided with a rotating bracket capable of opening in a V shape, a synchronous mechanism for regulating a V-shaped opening, an elastic mechanism for providing a clamping force of the bottle clamping member, and an automatic restoring force after the V-shaped opening, and an external force introducing mechanism. The external force is a driving force for opening the V shape;

A mechanism for opening the bottle holder member is respectively provided at a bottle entry position and a bottle output position of the bottle conveying device, and a mechanism for opening the bottle holder member cooperates with the external force introduction mechanism to provide the external force.

Based on the above technical solutions, the present invention may also adopt the following further technical solutions:

The mechanism for opening the bottle gripping member includes a control member that can be raised and lowered, and the tilting control member and the rolling member of the external force introducing mechanism are fitted to each other, and the rotating bracket is opened in a V-shaped manner by cutting.

The rotating bracket includes a V-shaped front swing arm and a rear swing arm, the lower ends of which are rotatably coupled to the connecting member, the connecting member being reconnected to the conveyor chain; the synchronizing mechanism including the meshing A pair of gears are respectively disposed on the lower ends of the front swing arm and the rear swing arm, and the elastic mechanism is coupled between the front swing arm and the rear swing arm. Further, the external force introduction mechanism employs a pair of rolling members that are respectively mounted on the front swing arm and the rear swing arm of the V-shaped configuration.

The left and right ends of the pair of bottle holder parts are respectively mounted on the conveyor chain through the opening and closing module mechanism, and the opening and closing action is performed on the chain circulation conveying mechanism; the left and right ends of the pair of left and right ends are engaged with the opening and closing module mechanism The mechanism for opening the bottle holder member is synchronized by a drive shaft to be synchronously driven by a power.

The mechanism for opening the bottle clamping component comprises a lifting guide mechanism and a lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is driven to rotate by driving the swinging rod, the lifting guiding mechanism comprises a guiding rod and a guiding wheel disposed on the lifting mechanism; the control component Installed on the lifting mechanism.

The rotating bracket comprises a front swing arm and a rear swing arm in a V-shaped configuration, and the ends of the pair of gripper members are respectively connected to the front swing arm and the rear swing arm, and the pair of clips are made due to the width of the clip member When the bottle parts are closed, the front swing arm and the rear swing arm are arranged in a V shape.

The left and right sides of the bottle opening of the bottle holder member have extended retaining ports.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine, which can improve the conveying efficiency of the bottle conveying device of the filling machine and simplify the structure of the filling machine. To this end, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

The bottle clamping mechanism of the bottle conveyor of the filling machine comprises two pairs of bottle clamping parts, and the two pair of bottle parts can be opened and combined with a plurality of openable bottle mouths, characterized in that:

Pairs of two bottle holder parts are connected to the opening and closing module mechanism;

The opening and closing module mechanism is provided with a rotating bracket capable of opening in a V shape, an elastic mechanism for providing a clamping force of the bottle clamping member and an automatic restoring force after the V-shaped opening, and an external force introducing mechanism, wherein the external force is V-shaped open Driving force, the rotating bracket is connected to the transport mechanism by a mounting component.

A synchronization mechanism that regulates the V-shaped opening is disposed in the opening and closing module mechanism.

The rotating bracket includes a V-shaped front swing arm and a rear swing arm, the lower ends of which are rotatably coupled to the mounting member, and the elastic mechanism is coupled between the front swing arm and the rear swing arm.

The rotating bracket includes a V-shaped front swing arm and a rear swing arm, the lower ends of which are rotatably coupled to the mounting member, the elastic mechanism being coupled between the front swing arm and the rear swing arm; the synchronization mechanism includes A pair of meshing gears, the pair of gears being respectively located on the lower ends of the front swing arm and the rear swing arm.

The external force introduction mechanism employs a pair of rolling members that are respectively mounted on the front swing arm and the rear swing arm of the V-shaped configuration.

The mounting member is coupled to a conveyor chain in the bottle transport device.

The mounting part has a transition connection structure having a connection hole adapted to the rotary bracket and a connection hole adapted to the chain.

Still another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bottle clamping assembly for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine, which can improve the bottle delivery of the bottle grabber and the bottle holder member. To this end, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

The bottle holder assembly of the bottle conveyor of the filling machine comprises two pairs of bottle holder parts, the pair of bottle parts having a plurality of bottle mouths, characterized in that: the bottle holder of the bottle holder part Left and right sides have extension The extension of the mouth.

The bottle holder member is provided with a connection hole and both ends of the bottle holder member are provided with a groove or a weir.

The bottle holder member is a plate type member.

The thickness of the bottle holder member around the mouth of the bottle is reduced, and a bottle edge is formed at the mouth of the bottle.

The thickness of the bottle holder member around the bottle mouth is thinned, and a bottle edge is formed at the bottle mouth, and the length of the retaining port exceeds the thinned portion.

The retaining port is sufficient for the gripper end of the bottle gripper to enter.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, the linear bottle conveying device provided by the invention can quickly open and close the bottle clamping component on the chain circulation conveying mechanism, and the clamping bottle is moderately reduced compared with the conventional linear bottle conveying device. In the case of the arrangement density of the bottle parts, the conveying efficiency and speed can be improved, the load on the motor can be reduced, the robot structure of the filling machine, and the structure of opening and closing the bottle-clamping parts can be simplified.

DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the combination of the pair of bottle holder members and the opening and closing module mechanism, wherein the pair of bottle holder members are in a closed state.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the operation of the mechanism for opening the bottle holder member, wherein the pair of bottle holder members are in an open state.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the mechanism for opening the bottle holder component.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the opening and closing module mechanism.

detailed description

Refer to the attached drawings. The bottle conveying device of the filling machine provided by the invention comprises a plurality of pairs of bottle clamping members 1, each pair of bottle clamping members being openable and having a plurality of openable bottle opening ports 10, the bottle conveying device further comprising a chain circulating conveying The mechanism, the chain circulation conveying mechanism is driven by the motor 101.

The pair of bottle holder parts 1 are attached to the conveyor chain of the chain circulation conveying mechanism by the opening and closing module mechanism 100, and the opening and closing action is performed on the chain circulation conveying mechanism, and the bottle clamping member 1 does not need to be taken out from the conveyor chain by the robot or the lifting mechanism and then opened and closed, thereby reducing the movement, simplifying the equipment, and improving the speed. And the following V-shaped opening action can be realized, the speed is faster, and the structure is simpler.

The opening and closing module mechanism is provided with a rotating bracket capable of opening in a V shape, a synchronous mechanism for regulating a V-shaped opening, an elastic mechanism for providing a clamping force of the bottle clamping member, and an automatic restoring force after the V-shaped opening, and an external force introducing mechanism. The external force is a driving force for opening the V shape.

A mechanism 200 for opening the bottle holder member is respectively provided at a bottle entry position and a bottle output position of the bottle conveying device, and the mechanism 200 for opening the bottle holder member cooperates with the external force introduction mechanism to provide the external force.

The mechanism for opening the bottle holder member includes a liftable wedge-shaped control member 21, and the liftable control member 21 cooperates with the rolling member 33 of the external force introduction mechanism to open the rotation in a V-shaped manner by cutting in. support.

The rotating bracket includes a V-shaped front swing arm 31 and a rear swing arm 32, and a lower end thereof is rotatably coupled with a mounting member 30, and the mounting member 30 is reconnected to the transport chain 100, and the synchronization mechanism includes a phase a pair of meshing gears 34 on the lower ends of the front swing arm 31 and the rear swing arm 32, respectively, the spring mechanism 35 being coupled between the front swing arm 31 and the rear swing arm 32 . The external force introduction mechanism employs a pair of rolling members 33 that are respectively attached to the V-shaped front swing arm 31 and the rear swing arm 32. The wedge-shaped control member 21 is cut between the pair of rolling members 33 when descending. The rolling member 33 cooperates with the elastic mechanism and the control member to form a matching mechanism for supporting and stabilizing the bottle clamping member after the pair of bottle clamping members are opened, so that the opening and closing operation of the bottle member is more sensitive and stable.

The mounting member 30 has an adapter connection structure having a coupling hole 301 adapted to the rotating bracket and a coupling hole 302 adapted to the chain.

The left and right ends of the pair of bottle clamping parts are respectively mounted on the conveyor chain 100 through the opening and closing module mechanism, and the opening and closing action is performed on the chain circulation conveying mechanism; and the opening and closing module mechanism at the left and right ends The mechanisms of the left and right ends of the mating that open the bottle gripping member are coupled by the drive shaft 22 to be synchronously moved by a power drive.

The mechanism for opening the bottle clamping component comprises a lifting guide mechanism and a lifting mechanism 20, and the driving of the swinging lever 25 by the power 24 drives the lifting mechanism 20 to lift and lower. The lifting guiding mechanism comprises a guiding rod 26 and a guiding on the lifting mechanism 20 The wheel 23, the wedge-shaped control member 21 is mounted on the lifting mechanism 20.

The ends of the pair of bottle holder members 1 are respectively connected to the front swing arm 31 and the rear swing arm 32, and the front swing arm is made when the pair of the bottle holder members 1 are closed by each other due to the width of the bottle holder member. The 31 and rear swing arms 32 are arranged in a V shape.

The left and right sides of the bottle opening of the bottle holder member have an extended retaining port 11. The robot puts the bottle in the open bottle mouth, and the pair of bottle parts are closed, but the gripper of the manipulator always holds the bottle mouth. After the bottle is fixed in the pair of bottle parts, the manipulator's head is held The bit hole 11 is removed for the next set of cycles, which not only makes the delivery of the bottle more reliable, but also makes the invention applicable to bottle types with bottleneck cards.

The bottle holder part 1 is a plate type part. The bottle holder member 1 is provided with a connecting hole 12, and both ends of the bottle holder member are provided with a groove 13 for connecting with the frame, so that the bottle holder assembly is finally connected to the chain circulation conveying mechanism. The mortise 13 and the raft on the bracket can strengthen the strength of the connection structure of the bottle holder assembly, prevent deformation gaps, and further improve the stability of the delivery bottle.

The thickness of the bottle holder member around the mouth of the bottle is reduced, and a bottle edge is formed at the bottle mouth 10. The length of the yielding port 11 exceeds the thinned portion 14.

The above description is only the specific embodiment of the present invention, but the structural features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any changes or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention are covered by the scope of the present invention. Among them.

Claims

The filling machine bottle conveying device comprises a plurality of pairs of bottle clamping parts, each pair of bottle clamping parts can be opened and combined with a plurality of openable bottle opening ports, and the bottle conveying device further comprises a chain circulation conveying mechanism, wherein:

The pair of bottle clamping parts are mounted on the conveyor chain of the chain circulation conveying mechanism by the opening and closing module mechanism, and the opening and closing action is performed on the chain circulation conveying mechanism;

The opening and closing module mechanism is provided with a rotating bracket capable of opening in a V shape, a synchronous mechanism for regulating a V-shaped opening, an elastic mechanism for providing a clamping force of the bottle clamping member, and an automatic restoring force after the V-shaped opening, and an external force introducing mechanism. The external force is a driving force for opening the V shape;

A mechanism for opening the bottle holder member is respectively provided at a bottle entry position and a bottle output position of the bottle conveying device, and a mechanism for opening the bottle holder member cooperates with the external force introduction mechanism to provide the external force.
A filling machine bottle conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism for opening the bottle clamping member comprises a liftable control member through the liftable control member and the rolling member in the external force introduction mechanism To the fit, the rotating bracket is opened in a V-shaped manner by cutting.
A novel bottle conveying device for a filling machine according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism for opening the bottle clamping member comprises a liftable wedge-shaped control member through the liftable wedge-shaped control member and the external force introduction mechanism The rolling members are mated, and the rotating bracket is opened in a V-shaped manner by cutting.
A bottle feeding device for a filling machine according to claim 1, wherein said rotating bracket comprises a V-shaped front swing arm and a rear swing arm, the lower ends of which are rotatably coupled to the connecting member, said connecting member Reconnecting to the conveyor chain; the synchronizing mechanism includes a pair of gears that are engaged, the pair of gears being respectively located on the lower ends of the front swing arm and the rear swing arm, the elastic mechanism being coupled to the front swing arm and Between the rear swing arms.
A filling machine bottle conveying device according to claim 4, wherein said external force introducing means employs a pair of rolling members which are respectively mounted on the front swing arm and the rear swing of the V-shaped configuration On the arm.
A bottle feeding device for a filling machine according to claim 1, wherein the left and right ends of the pair of bottle clamping members are respectively mounted to the conveyor chain by the opening and closing module mechanism, and are carried out on the chain circulation conveying mechanism. The opening and closing action; the left and right ends of the left and right ends that cooperate with the opening and closing module mechanisms at the left and right ends are synchronously moved by a power transmission under the driving of the drive shaft.
The bottle conveying device of a filling machine according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the mechanism for opening the bottle clamping member comprises a lifting guide mechanism and a lifting mechanism, and the driving mechanism is rotated by the power to drive the lifting mechanism to lift and lower, the lifting The guiding mechanism includes a guide rod and a guide wheel on the lifting mechanism; the control member is mounted on the lifting mechanism.
A novel bottle conveying device for a filling machine according to claim 1, wherein said rotating bracket comprises a front swing arm and a rear swing arm in a V-shaped configuration, and the ends of the pair of gripper members are respectively connected to the front swing arm and The front swing arm and the rear swing arm are V-shaped when the pair of gripper members are closed by the width of the bottle member due to the width of the bottle member.
A filling machine bottle conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the left and right sides of the bottle opening of the bottle holder member have an extended seating opening.
The bottle clamping mechanism of the bottle conveyor of the filling machine comprises two pairs of bottle clamping parts, and the two pair of bottle parts can be opened and combined with a plurality of openable bottle mouths, characterized in that:

Pairs of two bottle holder parts are connected to the opening and closing module mechanism;

The opening and closing module mechanism is provided with a rotating bracket capable of opening in a V shape, an elastic mechanism for providing a clamping force of the bottle clamping member and an automatic restoring force after the V-shaped opening, and an external force introducing mechanism, wherein the external force is V-shaped open Driving force, the rotating bracket is connected to the transport mechanism by a mounting component.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine according to claim 10, wherein said opening and closing module mechanism is provided with a synchronizing mechanism that regulates a V-shaped opening.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle feeding device of a filling machine according to claim 10, wherein said rotating bracket comprises a V-shaped front swing arm and a rear swing arm, and their lower ends are rotatably connected to each other. On the component, the elastic mechanism is coupled between the front swing arm and the rear swing arm.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle feeding device of a filling machine according to claim 11, wherein said rotating bracket comprises a V-shaped front swing arm and a rear swing arm, the lower ends of which are rotatably coupled to the mounting member. The elastic mechanism is coupled between the front swing arm and the rear swing arm; the synchronizing mechanism includes a pair of meshing gears, the pair of gears being respectively disposed on the lower ends of the front swing arm and the rear swing arm.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine according to claim 12, wherein said external force introducing means employs a pair of rolling members which are respectively mounted on the front swing arm and the rear of the V-shaped arrangement Swing on the arm.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine according to claim 10, wherein said rotating bracket comprises a front swing arm and a rear swing arm in a V-shaped configuration, and the ends of the pair of gripper members are respectively connected to the front The front swing arm and the rear swing arm are V-shaped when the pair of gripper members are closed by the swing arm and the rear swing arm due to the width of the clip member.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine according to claim 10, wherein the left and right sides of the bottle opening of the bottle holder member have an extended retaining opening.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle feeder of a filling machine according to claim 10, wherein said bottle holder member is provided with a connection hole and both ends of said bottle holder member are provided with a groove or a weir.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle delivery device of a filling machine according to claim 10, wherein said mounting member is coupled to a conveyor chain in the bottle conveying device.
A bottle clamping mechanism for a bottle feeding device of a filling machine according to claim 18, wherein said mounting member has a transfer connection structure, said transfer connection structure having a connection hole adapted to said rotary holder and Chain-fitted connection holes.
The bottle holder assembly of the bottle conveyor of the filling machine comprises two pairs of bottle holder parts, the pair of bottle parts having a plurality of bottle mouths, characterized in that: the bottle holder of the bottle holder part There are extended retaining ports on the left and right sides.
A bottle clamping assembly for a bottle delivery device of a filling machine according to claim 20, wherein The bottle holder member is provided with a connection hole and both ends of the bottle holder member are provided with a groove or a weir.
A bottle clamping assembly for a bottle delivery device of a filling machine according to claim 20, wherein said bottle holder member is a plate member.
A bottle clamping assembly for a bottle feeder of a filling machine according to claim 20, wherein the thickness of the bottle member around the mouth of the bottle is reduced, and a bottle edge is formed at the mouth of the bottle.
A bottle clamping assembly for a bottle conveying device of a filling machine according to claim 21, wherein a thickness of said bottle member is thinned around a mouth of the bottle, and a bottle edge is formed at the mouth of the bottle, said The length of the port exceeds the thinned portion.
A bottle clamping assembly for a bottle delivery device of a filling machine according to claim 20, wherein said retaining port is sufficient for the gripping end of the bottle gripping robot to enter.